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The basin
of which of the following rivers is regarded as having the highest hydel power
potential?
a. Amazon
b. Congo
c.
Mississippi
d. Nile
The word
"Tsunami" belongs to which of the following languages?
a.
Chinese
b.
English
c.
Japanese
d. Latin
The
heaviest rainfall is recorded in ________.
a.
Equatorial regions
b.
Mediterranean regions
c.
Temperate regions
d.
Tropical mountain areas
To which
kind of rock does marble belong?
a.
Metamorphic
b.
Plutonic
c.
Sedimentary
d.
Volcanic
The
largest river of Asia is ________.
a. Indus
b. Mekong
c.
Yangtze
d.
Yenisei
The
length of the Suez Canal is approximately ________.
a. 110 km
b. 125 km
c. 150 km
d. 192 km
The Third
world comprises approximately _________ % of world's human race?
a. 30
b. 45
c. 50
d. 70
The
inclination of the earth's axis to the orbital plane is:
a. 21
b. 23
c. 66
d. 90°
The total
surface area of earth is:
a. 510
million sq km
b. 610
million sq km
c. 710
million sq km
d. 810
million sq km
The
movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by:
a.
Geodesy
b.
Geology
c. Plate
Tectonics
d.
Seismology
The
largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface are in:
a. Africa
b. North
America
c. Russia
d. South
America
The Great
Bear lake is situated in ________.
a. Canada
b.
Siberia
c. North
America
d. None
of these
The most
severe storm is a ________.
a.
Hurricane
b.
Tornado
c.
Typhone
d. None
of these
The
world's highest lake is ________.
a.
Caspian Lake
b. Lake
Baikal, Asia .
c. Lake
Titicata, South America
d. Lake
Como, Europe
The
number of Central Asian Republics (CARs) is ________.
a. Four
b. Five
c. Eight
d. Ten
Total
number of great lakes of USA and Canada are ________.
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
d. Seven
Trout
Lake is present in ________.
a. Canada
b. China
c. France
d. USA
The
concept of heartland was given by ________.
a.
Hanshofer
b.
Mackinder
c. Ratzel
d. None
of these
The first
irrigated forest in Pakistan Changa Manga was established in ________.
a. 1866
b. 1890
c. 1892
d. 1896
The Devil
Tower present in USA is a ________.
a.
Hotel's name
b. Lake
c. Volcano
d.
Waterfall
The
largest volcano crater in the world is ________.
a. Etna
(Sicily)
b.
Stromboli (Sicily)
c. Toba
(Indonesia)
d.
Vesuvius (Italy)
The
highest plateau of the world is ________.
a.
Baluchistan plateau
b. Dacan
plateau
c.
Potohar plateau
d. Pamir
Plateau (Tibat)
Taklimakan
desert is, situated in ________.
a. Congo
b. China
c.
India
d. Russia
Utigardsfossen
waterfall is present in __________.
a. Norway
b. Canada
c. USA
d. France
Upto
about 50 km from the earth the atmosphere consists of approximately __________.
a. 21%
oxygen and 78% nitrogen
b. 78%
oxygen and 21% nitrogen
c. 68%
oxygen and 32% nitrogen
d. None
of these
Vasco da
Gama discovered the sea route to 'India via the Cape of Good Hope in ________.
a.
1494
b. 1498
c.
1502
d. 1506
Volcanic
Mt. Etna is located in ________.
a. Hawai
USA
b. Italy
(Sicily)
c.
Indonesia
d. Kenya
Vesuvius
is a ________.
a. A
valley of deserts
b. A path
under water
c.
Mountain in Germany
d.
Volcano in Italy
Which of
the following countries has highest percentage of land under cultivation?
a.
China
b. Canada
c. India
d.
U.S.A.
Which is
the highest mountain peak of the world?
a. K-2
b. Mount
Everest
c. Nanga
Parbat